Lead Sphinx
Length 34”
Height 19”
Presumably this piece dates from the Regency when, promoted by Thomas Hope (1769–1831), all things Egyptian became the height of fashion. Richmond Avenue in Islington, built in the Egyptian manner in 1841, has almost identical Sphinxes flanking each door.
Length 34”
Height 19”
Presumably this piece dates from the Regency when, promoted by Thomas Hope (1769–1831), all things Egyptian became the height of fashion. Richmond Avenue in Islington, built in the Egyptian manner in 1841, has almost identical Sphinxes flanking each door.
Length 34”
Height 19”
Presumably this piece dates from the Regency when, promoted by Thomas Hope (1769–1831), all things Egyptian became the height of fashion. Richmond Avenue in Islington, built in the Egyptian manner in 1841, has almost identical Sphinxes flanking each door.